English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Stroud

Other OS name in the Parish of Witley

Historical Forms

  • le Strode 1453 Loseley
  • The Strood 1667 DKRxl

Etymology

is le Strode 1453Loseley , The Strood 1667 DKR xl . ' Marshybrushwood land , ' v. strod .